Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Caio VAZ RIMOLI is a biomolecular physicist who recently (2024) obtained a tenured position as a research engineer (INSERM) to work at the Institut Curie in Paris. As a member of the newly established Chemical Biology of Cancer (CBC) unit, he is affiliated with two teams: (1) the SAIRPICO team, focused on computational biology (INRIA/Rennes & Institut Curie/Paris, led by Dr. Charles Kervrann); and (2) the Endocytic Trafficking and Intracellular Delivery team, focused on cell biology (Institut Curie/Paris, led by Dr. Ludger Johannes). He previously completed a postdoc at the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel (LKB) and the Institut de Biologie de l'ENS (IBENS) at École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris. He holds a Ph.D. in biophysics from the Institut Fresnel (Marseille, France) and an M.Sc. and B.Sc. in biomolecular physics from the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. Dr. Rimoli specializes in developing and applying cutting-edge optical methods to study biological systems and biomimetic models. His expertise includes data processing and statistical analysis of biological images, nonlinear spectra, and time-resolved spectra. His current research integrates fluorescence super-resolution microscopy with AI-driven computational analysis to elucidate biomolecular organization in cells. 

• Research Timeline:

[2024 - Now ]: Tenured position as a Research Engineer at the SAIRPICO project team, Institut Curie (INSERM).
Multidimensional bioimaging and advanced image analysis of clathrin-independent endocytic processes (focus on cancer cells).

[2022 - 2023]: Postdoctoral researcher at Laboratoire Kastler Brossel - LKB(ENS/PSL).
Advanced imaging methods applied to fiber photometry - a novel minimally invasive microendoscopy method (Demixed Fiber Photometry)

[2016 - 2020]: PhD researcher at Institut Fresnel (AMU).
Nanoscale structure of actin filaments probed by polarized super-resolution microscopy - a novel super-resolution microscopy method (4polar-STORM) 

[2015]: Visiting MSc researcher at Flextronics Instituto de Tecnologia, FIT: USP(University)-Flextronics(Enterprise) partnership.
INKJET printed organic polymer electronics.

[2013 - 2015]: MSc researcher at IFSC/University of São Paulo (USP).
SFG vibrational nonlinear spectroscopy applied to biomimetic Langmuir lipid monolayers - the mechanism of interaction of chitosan on cell membrane models.

[2010 - 2012]: BSc researcher at IFSC/University of São Paulo (USP).
Ultrafast Pump-Probe Spectroscopy applied to bioinspired self-assembled organic nanofilms.

• Diplomas/Degrees:

[2016 - 2020]: Ph.D. degree (2020) in Biophysics. Institut Fresnel, AMU, France.

[2012 - 2015]: Master's Degree (2015) in Applied Physics: Biomolecular Physics (IFSC/USP), Brazil.

[2008 - 2012]: Bachelor's Degree (2012) in Physical and Biomolecular Sciences (IFSC/USP), Brazil.

• Funding, Grants, and Scholarships:

[2024 - now ]: INSERM public civil servant (permanent fonctionnaire) as a Research Engineer.
[2023 - 2024]: CNRS contract.
[2022 - 2023]: CNRS contract.
[2016 - 2019]: CNRS contract.
[2015]: FAFQ scholarship grant: USP(University)-Flextronics(Company) partnership. October-December / 2015.
[2014 - 2015]: FAPESP scholarship grant from 01/2014 to 07/2015. Process number: 2013/23100-0.
[2013 - 2013]: CNPq scholarship grant from 08/2013 to 12/2013. Process number: 148975/2013-5.
[2011 - 2012]: FAPESP scholarship grant from 12/2011 to 12/2012. Process number: 11/18601-5.
[2010 - 2011]: CNPq scholarship grant from 10/2010 to 07/2011. Process number: 151909/2010-5.
[2011]: PRÓ-INT grant for an International Internship, Program for Supporting Undergraduate Students' Internationalization (PRÓ-INT, USP), given by IFSC/USP.
[2011]: MIGra grant for an International Internship, International Mobility for IFSC's Undergraduate Students (MIGra, IFSC/USP), given by IFSC/USP.

• Awards:

[2012]: Honorable Mention by Poster Presentation - 20th International Symposium of USP Undergrad Research (20th SIICusp), given by the Univ. of São Paulo (USP).
[2012]: Best Poster Presentation - II USP Conference on Nanotechnology, given by The American Chemical Society (ACS).

• Scientific advisory/supervision:

[2024 - now]: Ferdinand PLESSE-COSTA (PhD student from the Université de Rennes).
- PhD project: Statistical and machine learning for image reconstruction and superresolution in polarized fluorescence microscopy.
[2024]:  Dr. Aline Mara dos Santos (Associate Professor, University of Campinas, Brazil).
- Sabbatical project: Introduction to spectral confocal imaging and super-resolution microscopy methods applied to membrane organization in clathrin-independent endocytic processes.
[2023]: Énora BRÉMONT (L3 intern from École Normale Supérieure, ENS, Paris).
- Internship project: Optical characterization of thin multimode fibers for neuronal microendoscopy.
[2022]: Maurice DEBRAY (L3 intern from École Normale Supérieure, ENS, Paris).
- Internship project: Assembly and characterization of Optical Fiber-Ferrules.

• Leadership roles/experiences:

[2024]: Organizing committee member of the Séminaires de Recherches de la Fondation Maison du Brésil  (~65 entries). 

[2023 - now]: Founder of "Wiki MdB: the online guide", a website that provides administrative instructions and guidelines for Brazilian students and researchers newly arrived in France. Link: https://www.wikimdb.fr 

[2023]: Fondation Maison du Brésil residents' welcoming committee member.

[2014]: Elected graduate student representative at the IFSC/USP council. 

[2011]: Organizing committee member of the 1st SIFSC, the 1st integrated workshop of all the undergraduate and graduate students of IFSC/USP (~ 670 entries).

[2010]: Elected undergraduate student representative at the IFSC/USP council. 

[2010]: Organizing committee member of the 1st SEMAFIS, the 1st integrated workshop of all the undergraduate students enrolled in all new types of Physics programs of IFSC/USP (~300 entries). 

MARTINS, C. S.*; IV, F.*; SUMAN S.K.; PANAGIOTOU, T.C.; SIDOR, C.; RUSO-LÓPEZ, M.; PLANCKE, C.N.; OMI, S.; GOMES, M.; LLEWELLYN, A.; BANDI, S.R.; RAMOND, L.; ARBIZZANI, F.; RIMOLI, C.V.; SCHNORRER, F.; ROBIN, F.; WILDE, A.; LEGOFF, L.; PEDELACQ, J-D; CABANTOUS, S.; RINCON, S.A.; CHANDRE, C.; BRASSELET, S.; MAVRAKIS, M.
Genetically encoded reporters of actin filament organization in living cells and tissues
Cell, 188, 1-20 (2025)  
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.03.003

RIMOLI, C V.; MORETTI, C.; SOLDEVILA, F.; BRÉMONT, E.; VENTALON, C.; GIGAN, S.
Demixing fluorescence time traces transmitted by multimode fibers.
Nature Communications, 15, 6286 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50306-z 

XIA, F.*; RIMOLI, C.V.*; AKEMANN, W.; VENTALON, C.; BOURDIEU, L.; GIGAN, S.; DE AGUIAR, H. B.
Neurophotonics beyond the Surface: Unmasking the Brain's Complexity Exploiting Optical Scattering
Neurophotonics 11(S1), S11510 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1117/1.NPh.11.S1.S11510

RIMOLI, C.V.*; VALADES-CRUZ*, C.A. ; CURCIO, V. ; MAVRAKIS, M. ; BRASSELET, S.
4polar-STORM polarized super-resolution imaging of actin filament organization in cells

Nature Communications, v. 13, p. 1-13, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-27966-w 

RIMOLI, C.V.; DE OLIVEIRA PEDRO, R.; MIRANDA, P.B.
Interaction mechanism of chitosan oligomers in pure water with cell membrane models studied by SFG vibrational spectroscopy
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, v. 219, p. 112782, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112782 

VOLPATI, D.; CHACHAJ-BREKIESZ, A.; SOUZA, A.L.; RIMOLI, C.V.; MIRANDA, P. B.; OLIVEIRA, O. N.; DYNAROWICZ-LATKA, P.
Semifluorinated Thiols in Langmuir Monolayers - A Study by Nonlinear and Linear Vibrational Spectroscopies
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, v. 460, p. 290-302, 2015.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2015.08.069

PhD thesis (Download PDF in English) :

- Nanoscale structure of actin filaments probed by polarized super-resolution microscopy

MSc dissertation (Download PDF in Portuguese):

- Mecanismos de interação molecular de polieletrólitos antimicrobianos em membranas modelo  por espectroscopia vibracional não linear  

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